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Librivox recording of Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas.
This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its Preface implies, this collection is intended to give an unadulterated view of a culture through its folklore. It contains a variety of stories about different aspects of life, including family and marriage, religion, and work. In this first volume, taken from Part I, each story is centered around a particular human character. These range from the charmingly clever (as in the character, The Oilman, in the story, The Oilman and His Sons) to the tragically comical (as in the character, Jhore, in the story Bajun and Jhore). In later parts, the stories will focus on other subjects, including spirits, animals, and legends from this culture.
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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio
Artist/Composer: Cecil Henry Bompas
Date: 2008-05-15
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: children; folk tales; fairy tales; mythology; myth; legend; india; santal; parganas; cecil henry bompas
Creative Commons license: Public Domain
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| folklore_santal_parganas_0805_librivox_128kb.m3u | 128kbps M3U | Stream |
| folklore_santal_parganas_0805_librivox_64kb.m3u | 64Kbps M3U | Stream |
| folklore_santal_parganas_0805_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip | 64Kbps MP3 ZIP | 85.5 MB |
| Audio Files | 128Kbps MP3 | Ogg Vorbis | 64Kbps MP3 |
| 00 - Preface |
6.9 MB
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4.6 MB
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3.5 MB
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| 01 - Bajun and Jhore |
7.2 MB
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4.1 MB
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3.6 MB
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| 02 - Anuwa and His Mother |
4.6 MB
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2.6 MB
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2.3 MB
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| 03 - Ledha and the Leopard |
7.5 MB
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4.2 MB
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3.8 MB
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| 04 - The Cruel Stepmother |
10.3 MB
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5.7 MB
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5.2 MB
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| 05 - Karmu and Dharmu |
9.5 MB
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5.4 MB
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4.8 MB
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| 06 - The Jealous Stepmother |
2.7 MB
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1.5 MB
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1.3 MB
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| 07 - The Pious Woman |
3.2 MB
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1.8 MB
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1.6 MB
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| 08 - The Wise Daughter-in-Law |
3.0 MB
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1.7 MB
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1.5 MB
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| 09 - The Oilman and His Sons |
2.9 MB
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1.6 MB
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1.5 MB
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| 10 - The Girl Who Found Helpers |
7.1 MB
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3.5 MB
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3.6 MB
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| 11 - How to Grow Rich |
5.4 MB
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3.3 MB
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2.7 MB
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| 12 - The Changed Calf |
4.3 MB
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2.6 MB
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2.2 MB
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| 13 - The Koeri and the Barber |
3.2 MB
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2.5 MB
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1.6 MB
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| 14 - The Prince Who Acquired Wisdom |
6.5 MB
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3.6 MB
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3.2 MB
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| 15 - The Monkey Boy |
6.9 MB
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3.7 MB
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3.5 MB
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| 16 - The Miser's Servant |
5.9 MB
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3.2 MB
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2.9 MB
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| 17 - Kuwar and the Rajahs Daughter |
14.4 MB
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8.2 MB
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7.2 MB
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| 18 - The Laughing Fish |
7.4 MB
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4.6 MB
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3.7 MB
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| 19 - How the Cowherd Found a Bride |
7.7 MB
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4.2 MB
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3.8 MB
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| 20 - Kara and Guja |
4.9 MB
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2.8 MB
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2.5 MB
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| 21 - The Magic Cow |
13.1 MB
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7.4 MB
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6.5 MB
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| 22 - Lita and His Animals |
16.2 MB
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7.8 MB
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8.1 MB
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| 23 - The Boy Who Found His Father |
5.2 MB
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2.8 MB
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2.6 MB
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| 24 - The Oilman's Bullock |
4.7 MB
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2.2 MB
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2.4 MB
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Reviewer:
Timothy Ferguson -
Subject:
An interesting collection
The quality of the recording is a bit variable, but the pieces are so short that even if you strike a bad one (and there are only two which were bad enough to mention) that they are gone in a couple of minutes.
The structrue of the stories isn't as rounded as say, in the Brothers Grimm. Or perhaps, to listeners from that culture, they are? All in all, though, very interesting if you are into folklore.
Reviewer:
squirrel99 -
Subject:
Folklore of Santal Parganas
A fun collection of tales read by various readers.
Some of the morality sounded strange to my western mind, yet I throughly enjoyed these short peices.